SSH terminal
This topic describes all available options specific to this entry. Each chapter represents a tab in the options menu.
The following properties can be configured when creating or editing the entry.
SETTINGS
DESCRIPTION
Name
The name of the entry.
Folder
The folder where the entry is located. A folder can be selected by clicking the arrow or the three dots to open the Folder window. To create a new folder, click on the plus (+) icon.
Display
How the session is displayed. Embedded (tabbed) means that the remote connection is open within the same window as the other tabs or entries. Each connection has its own tab, making it easy to switch between them. An undocked display refers to the session window being detached from the main application. It allows you to move and resize the remote session window freely on your desktop.
Host
Host configured lets you select the host. Linked (vault) indicates that the host for the entry is linked to a host entry. Inherited is used when the host is inherited from a higher-level or parent entry.
Credentials
Username and password: You will set the username and password in the General tab.
Linked (vault): Links to credentials available in the current shared vault. To use this feature, users must have the View permission on the entry.
Inherited: Inheritance means that credentials will automatically be passed down from a higher-level entry to lower-level entries that inherit from it.
My personal credentials: These credentials are not entry specific but are instead taken from the option under File – My account settings – Local credentials – My personal credentials.
None: Remote Desktop Manager will not send credentials to the entry.
Find by name (user vault): Searches for the name of an entry in the user vault.
My privileged account: These credentials are not entry specific but are instead taken from the option under File – My account settings – Local credentials – My privileged account.
General
SETTINGS
DESCRIPTION
Host
The field contains the host name. Clicking on the ellipsis button opens the Computer list menu. Clicking on Default opens the Port menu. The Port generator... button can generate ports according to a list of parameters.
Username
This entry's login credentials.
Password
This entry's login credentials.
Password prompt string
A string used if a server has a different login process (this field is optional).
OTP prompt string
A string used to know when to send the OTP (this field is optional).
Use smartcard
Uses the smartcard.
Certificate method
The method used to fetch the smartcard credentials.
PIN
The smartcard PIN.
SSH key
General
SETTINGS
DESCRIPTION
Entry type
The source of the SSH key. Choose between:
No private key
File (local), which lets you choose a path to a local
.keyfile.Embedded data, which lets you manually enter a private key (or generate one via the SSH key generator).
Linked (vault), which lets you choose an SSH key entry from which to retrieve a key. To use this feature, users must have the Viewpermission on the entry.
Linked (external vault), which allows you choose an SSH key entry in a external vault from which to retrieve a key. To use this feature, users must have the Viewpermission on the entry.
My personal SSH key, which uses the SSH key set in File– My account settings – My personal SSH key, under Local credentials.
Find by name (user vault), which lets you enter the name of a specific SSH key entry within the current user vault from which to retrieve a key.
Privileged account, which lets you choose a PAM account from a list previously set up in Devolutions Server.
Vault
The dropdown can be used to select an SSH key. The ellipsis button opens a window to browse the current vault for SSH keys (this field is only available if the Entry type is Linked (vault)).
Passphrase
The passphrase used to decrypt the key.
File
This field points to the SSH key file (this field is only available if the Entry type is File (local)).
Private key
Select or generate a private key file (this field is only for Embedded data and the key is saved in Remote Desktop Manager).
Certificate
SETTINGS
DESCRIPTION
File (local)
Select a local certificate file.
Embedded data
Store the certificate in the SSH entry.
Proxy
SETTINGS
DESCRIPTION
Proxy mode
The Link mode points to a Proxy Tunnel entry. The Custom mode sets up a custom proxy with the same settings as a proxy tunnel.
Wildcards, such as asterisks, which are interpreted as any number of characters (including 0), and question marks, each of which represents a single character.
Leading point notation, according to which ".domain.com" equals "*.domain.com".
SSH gateway
SETTINGS
DESCRIPTION
Gateway mode
The Custom mode lets you configure an SSH gateway. The Linked mode picks from an already existing SSH gateway.
Post login
SETTINGS
DESCRIPTION
Delay
A set delay between every executed command.
Automatic {ENTER} after command
An automatic linefeed will be added in between every command.
Commands
Contains a list of command configurations. Clicking the New or Edit button will bring up the Macro edit window with:
The Command field (supports variables)
The Expected prompt (when RDM sees this value it will send this command)
The Timeout for the Expected prompt option
Before close
SETTINGS
DESCRIPTION
Delay
A set delay between every executed command.
Automatic Enter after command
An automatic linefeed will be added in between every command.
Commands
5 command lines, followed by the More commands field to add additional commands.
Terminal
Configuration
SETTINGS
DESCRIPTION
Override terminal type
The terminal will be handled differently if the string in this field is detected.
Encoding
Changes character encoding.
Auto wrap
Enable or disable auto wrap.
Local echo
Enable or disable local echo. The Auto option lets the server decide.
Initial keypad mode
How the terminal behaves with the keypad.
Disable application keypad mode
Disables the app keypad.
Cursor type
Changes the UI cursor type.
Cursor blink
Turns the cursor blink on or off.
Cursor blink rate
Delay between every cursor blink.
Reset scroll on display
Enable or disable scroll reset.
Reset scroll on keypress
Enable or disable scroll reset.
Force Non-destructive backspace
Enable or disable non-destructive backspace.
Implicit Carriage return in Linefeed
Adds a carriage return with every linefeed.
Implicit linefeed in carriage return
Adds a linefeed with every carriage return.
Max scrollback lines
The maximum number of displayed lines.
Double-click delimiters
Delimits what is selected in the terminal with a character or a string when double-clicking.
Display
SETTINGS
DESCRIPTION
Allow remote-controlled window title changing
Changes the entry tab name depending on what the server feeds.
Colors
Allows color overriding.
Font
Allows font overriding.
Terminal size
The Fixed size mode lets you set a number of columns and rows.
Bold Mode
This option handles how the bold is displayed.
Syntax highlighting mode
This option can set one or more custom syntax highlights.
Advanced
SETTINGS
DESCRIPTION
Answerback
The prompted predefined response returned when the server sends "ENQ".
Enable remote monitoring
If enabled, a status bar with the CPU, RAM & Swap %'s appears at the bottom.
Interval
The interval at which a ping will be sent to update info on remote monitoring.
Remote command
Can be used to specify a command to start a shell (other than the default one).
Bell behavior
How Remote Desktop Manager will react to the SSH terminal sending the bell character.
Enable compression
Allows sending compressed data or not.
SFTP
Automatically open file transfer tab
Automatically opens the file transfer tab when the terminal is open.
Start minimized
Minimizes the file transfer tab when the terminal session is open.
Log to file
Set a path and file to keep logs.
Verbose
How verbose logs are written.
Show files in tree view
Shows files in the file transfer tab.
Show hidden files
Shows hidden files in the file transfer tab.
Home directory
The directory at the root of the file transfer tab.
Starting location
Sets the selected folder when starting the file transfer tab.
Zmodem download directory
Where the Zmodem files will be downloaded.
Show local files
Show local files in the file transfer tab.
Keyboard
General
SETTINGS
DESCRIPTION
Cursor key mode
Changes the cursor key mode between Normal and Application.
Backspace key mode
Changes the backspace key mode between Control-H and Control-? (ASCII code 127).
Home / End key mode
Changes the home / end key mode between Standard and RXVT.
Function keys mode
Changes how the function keys are handled.
Key mapping
SETTINGS
DESCRIPTION
Key
Click the New button to map a sequence triggered by a key plus a modifier.
X11 forwarding
SETTINGS
DESCRIPTION
Enable X11 forwarding
Enables or disables the X11 forwarding.
Logs
SETTINGS
DESCRIPTION
Enable logging
The Global mode requires setting a default path and entering a filename.
Log path
Includes the path and the file for the log. The default log path can be configured in File– Settings– Entry types– Sessions – Terminal, under the Logging section.
Log mode
The Event mode only logs core events. The Printable output mode logs everything happening visibly in the terminal.
Log filename
The name of the file at the location defined in File– Settings – Session – Terminal– Default path.
Log overwrite mode
This option is only available with the Printable output Log mode:
Prompt: asks for Append or Overwrite.
Append: Writes at the end of the file.
Overwrite: Overwrites the file with logs specific to the current session.
Verbose
This will set how in-depth logs are (only available for the Event mode).
Log to terminal
Toggle to display the logs in the terminal.
Macro
SETTINGS
DESCRIPTION
Enable macro
The Yes option enables the macro bar, which appears at the top when the SSH terminal is launched.
Hide premade macros
Toggle this to hide premade macros.
Macro list source
The Entire vault option only lists macros from the current vault. The Custom option selects only specific macros.
Advanced
SETTINGS
DESCRIPTION
Internet protocol
Choose between IPv4 or IPv6.
Interactive authentication in terminal
This option manages the behavior when the terminal asks you for interactive authentication. The No option makes Remote Desktop Manager manage it, while Yes makes the terminal manage it.
Display error messages
Choose to show error messages or not.
Always accept fingerprint
Always accept fingerprints or not.
Mouse click mode
Changes right-click behavior:
Windows: prompts a context menu.
Compromise: pastes.
XTerm: Selects text.
Algorithm support
In the Custom mode, click the ellipsis button to select one or multiple Cipher, Host key, Kex and/or MAC algorithms.
Minimum Diffie-Hellman key size
Minimum key size in bits.
Ignore Substitute character
Ignores substitute characters or not.
Enable TCP keepalives
Enables TCP keepalives.
Enable GSS API authentication
Enables GSS API authentication.
Skip environment variable setup
Skips environment variable setup.
Enable GSS API credential delegation
Enable GSS API credential delegation.
Allow SSH authentication agent forwarding
Allow SSH authentication agent forwarding.
Disable Nagle's algorithm
Disable Nagle's algorithm.
Use SSH authentication agent
Uses the SSH authentication agent currently opened on your machine (including the Remote Desktop Manager SSH key agent).
Ping interval
A command is sent every X second to keep the connection alive.
Ping string
The string which is sent with the Ping interval option.
Paste delay
Added delay for pasting text.
Environment variables
Sets environment variables to be used by the terminal.
See also
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